Public health professors discuss McCain's and Obama's health care plansAlthough both Public Health Professor Jim Tielsch and political science Professor Steven Teles identify themselves as supporters of Obama, the two have different views on the potential efficacy of presidential candidate John McCain's stated healthcare policy. Post a comment |
Research labs face economic slowdown with reduced fundsAiling economic conditions over the past year have taken their toll on research at Hopkins, leaving the projects of established professors and those looking for their first big break in a state of flux. Post a comment |
Things I've learned with Gladys Burrell, union head and cookIn 1971, Gladys Burrell came to Hopkins as one of Hopkins's first cooks, originally planning to stay for a short time. Thirty years later, however, she has yet to leave. Post a comment |
General Cartwright discusses technological, military advancementsGeneral James Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, spoke to students and faculty at the Carey Business School last Thursday as the first speaker for the school's lecture series "Leaders and Legends." Post a comment |
"Social smoking" prevalant at HopkinsThe relatively new phenomenon of social smoking has risen nationally in the past few years, and this trend has become especially prevalent on college campuses. Post a comment |
Foundations journal stages a comebackAfter a year-long hiatus and vast expansion efforts, Foundations, an international history journal created by Hopkins students in 2005, is back in print. Post a comment |
Homewood House: a not-so-hidden treasure
Bordering the freshman quad, just past the oldest divided outhouse in Maryland is an elegant brick residence that many Hopkins students will never take the time to explore: Homewood House. Post a comment |
Fitness should be fun, not threateningI propose a new way to be fit: the "college fit." Let's face it. As a demographic group, we probably consume the most food and make the most self-destructive decisions of all age groups. Some of us say we don't have time to be fit; others lack the inclination. Post a comment |
Consider the Dow when you're shopping for DiorIn case you haven't heard, our economy isn't doing very well. I called my mother a few weeks ago, after the 777-point drop in the Dow after the rejection of President Bush's $700 billion (that could buy more than 400,000 pairs of Alexander McQueen's sequined leggings) financial bailout plan. Post a comment |
You are what you eat, so take the trip down southAsk a girl whether she gives oral, and she will give a straight answer. It is, after all, a yes or no question. Post a comment |
Spices and curries make for a hot buffet
Imagine eating as much food as humanly possible for a price that can't be beaten. When I visited Mughal Garden on Sunday afternoon, I was left with a full and satisfied stomach. 1 Comment |
Undergraduate inventors win finalist titlesEight students named Collegiate Inventors Competition finalistsEight Hopkins students have been named the 2008 finalists in a prestigious inventors competition. 1 Comment |
East Baltimore residents march against "lies"
In the piano of East Baltimore, there is no music. That is what Father Peter Lyons of St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church, an East Baltimore resident, told a group of protestors last Saturday in John Wesley African Methodist Episcopalian Church. Post a comment |